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Complete blood count (CBC) with differential in Milwaukee, WI costs $20 to $87. Here's every hospital's price.

10 hospitals in the Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI metro area publish a cash price for complete blood count (cbc) with differential (CPT 85025). We read their files every month so you don't have to.

Across the Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI metro area, 10 hospitals list a cash price for complete blood count (cbc) with differential (CPT 85025). The lowest is $20 at Orthopaedic Hospital of Wisconsin, the median is $68 and the highest is $87 at Childrens Hospital of Wisconsin. The most expensive hospital lists 4.4 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Milwaukee, WI median of $68 is 50% above the national median of $46 across 570 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

10 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $6 to $150. With insurance you pay a share of the negotiated rate, which is sometimes higher than the cash price; you may ask for the cash price instead.

The files behind these prices are dated between November 2025 and March 2026. 8 other hospitals in the metro area have no readable price for this code: some publish no file, some block automated reading, some leave the code out. They are listed below so you can call them.

$20
lowest cash price in Milwaukee, WI
Orthopaedic Hospital of Wisconsin · 13 mi
$49 below the median
$68
median cash price
10 hospitals
4.4×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
10/18
hospitals with a cash price
8 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Orthopaedic Hospital of Wisconsin

Glendale · 13 mi · File Jan 2026

$20
list $37
2
Ascension St Francis Hospital

Milwaukee · 6 mi · File Jan 2026

$32
list $60 · lowest of 3 lines
3
Ascension Se Wisconsin Hospital

Milwaukee · 13 mi · File Jan 2026

$32
list $60
4
Midwest Orthopedic Specialty Hospital

Franklin · 6 mi · File Jan 2026

$32
list $60
5
Ascension Columbia St Marys Hospital Milwaukee

Milwaukee · 10 mi · File Jan 2026

$68
list $129 · lowest of 2 lines
6
Aurora Medical Ctr Washington County

Hartford · 38 mi · File Nov 2025

$70
list $140 · lowest of 2 lines
7
Aurora St Lukes Medical Center

Milwaukee · 7 mi · File Nov 2025

$70
list $140 · lowest of 2 lines
8
Aurora Medical Center - Summit

Summit · 32 mi · File Nov 2025

$70
list $140 · lowest of 2 lines
9
Aurora Medical Center

Grafton · 29 mi · File Nov 2025

$70
list $140 · lowest of 2 lines
10
Childrens Hospital of Wisconsin

Milwaukee · 12 mi · File Mar 2026

$87
list $158 · lowest of 15 lines
1

What's in the price

The hospital facility fee for CPT 85025. The doctor, anesthesia and lab work usually bill separately.

2

Cash vs. insured

Cash is what you pay without insurance. With insurance you pay a share of the negotiated rate, which can be higher than cash. You may ask for the cash price.

3

What to say on the phone

"I'd like the self-pay price for CPT 85025, in writing, and whether it covers facility, physician and anesthesia."

About complete blood count (cbc) with differential

CPT 85025 is a complete blood count with automated differential: red cells, white cells by type, hemoglobin, hematocrit and platelets from one blood draw. It is among the most ordered tests in medicine, used for anemia, infection, bleeding disorders, chemotherapy monitoring and general check-ups.

What the price covers

The laboratory analysis only. The blood draw is a separate small charge. A CBC without differential (85027) is slightly cheaper and sometimes sufficient.

Why prices vary

A CBC costs a laboratory a few dollars on an automated analyzer. Hospital cash prices for the same test range from under $10 to over $300. Independent laboratories are usually a fraction of the hospital price.

Questions to ask

  • What is the self-pay price for 85025 plus the blood draw?
  • Is the differential needed, or is 85027 enough?
  • Can the sample go to an independent laboratory?

Hospitals in Milwaukee, WI without a price for this procedure

Listed so you know who to call. The reason is what we found on their website.

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